The DFO Rundown The Nation Network

Jason and Frank start todays episode breaking down some of the advantages each team will have in this Stanley Cup Final Series. They then further breakdown the series with some predictions in a fun segment they named "Under's/Over's" as they try to predict what may happen throughout the next couple weeks, thanks to our friends at bet365.
From there, they moved onto some off season talk with a discussion about some Free Agents hitting the market this summer and talking about a few players who may be not be receiving qualifying offers from their respective teams and players who have given their management a hard decision to make this summer.
To end the show, they gave their Stanley Cup Final picks.
0:00 - Intro 
0:45 - Stanley Cup Final Preview
5:30 - Physical Series? 
8:10 - Oilers Vs. Stars
11:00 - Skinner Vs. Bobrovsky
17:30 - Disciplined Aggression - Florida
18:45 - bet365 Over/Under's
30:00 - Free Agent Talk 
35:30 - Luke Kunin
40:30 - Sam Steel
44:30 - Stars Summer 
45:30 - Series Predictions 
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The 2024 Stanley Cup Final matchup is set as both the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers punched their tickets to the big dance with victories on home ice this weekend. Jason and Frank started the podcast with a quick conversation about how these two teams stack up against each other.
On the other side of the big wins of course are two gut-punch losses for the New York Rangers and Dallas Stars. The Rangers core seems pretty set and they should run it back, but GM Chris Drury has some tough calls to make when it comes to extending a few young players. On the other side, the Dallas Stars have a few older players, like Joe Pavelski and Matt Duchene, who they need to make decisions on. The guys debated that.
From there, they circled back to the Panthers and talked about what makes them successful. Are they similar to Dallas? Or do they present different challenges to the Oilers?
Tyler also swung by for a new edition of Buy or Sell where he asked the guys about when the NHL season starts, touching the Conference Finals trophies, and which team the guys are watching the closest heading into the summer. Tyler is keeping an eye on the Blackhawks while both Jason and Frank had different answers.
To end the show, they gave their Stanley Cup Final picks.
1:15 - The Stanley Cup Final is set
7:35 - Rangers & Stars road ahead
21:50 - The Panthers' strengths
26:00 - Importance of a strong blueline
31:40 - Buy or Sell
37:00 - Who to watch this summer?
41:45 - Stanley Cup Final picks
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The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs just keep on getting better and better. Both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals are down to best-of-three’s and there has been a lot of drama in each series.
Both Frank and Jason were out in Edmonton last night as the Oilers came from behind to win Game 4 against the Dallas Stars. There were plenty of positives to pull from the victory for the Oilers and on the other side, the Stars were dealt a massive blow as Chris Tanev didn’t play the third period after blocking a shot. Frank talked about how significant that loss could be.
They also praised Head Coach Kris Knoblauch for his timely adjustments ahead of the game.
Out East, the series is tied 2-2 heading back to MSG for Game 5. The Panthers have undoubtedly been the better team but Igor Shesterkin has evened things out and kept the Rangers in a lot of these games. Jason also praised the strong play of Alexis Lafreniere while also talking about how badly the Rangers need their star forwards to find their games.
They also took a look at the coaching market as the Seattle Kraken officially introduced Dan Bylsma as their second Head Coach in franchise history. That means the San Jose Sharks are the only team with a vacancy behind their bench.
Tyler returned to the show for a new edition of Fill in the Blank presented by Wendys. He asked the guys about a couple of the more interesting names that popped up on Frank’s first Trade Targets board of the offseason.
3:30 - Oilers grab momentum
12:40 - Can the Rangers find their game?
20:00 - Benn’s impact & Hintz’s return
25:50 - Kraken hire Bylsma
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Jason and Frank kick off Memorial Day talking about the big decisions Vancouver will have to make this off season, Pettersson's knee injury and the lack of production from Quinn Hughes in the Playoffs.
They then move on to Don Waddell's decision to leave Carolina and join the Blue Jackets, the Czechia World Cup Celebrations and of course breaking down the 2 remaining series.
0:30 - Pettersson's Injury
4:45 - Canucks Offseason 
5:30 - Dakota Joshua
11:30 - Filip Hronek
14:45 - Quinn Hughes Postseason
17:15 - Don Waddell & Columbus
26:15 - Wendy's Quick Hits
26:45 - PWHL Championship Drama
28:20 - Memorial Cup
29:00 - Alexis Lafreniere
33:30 - Kaapo Kakko
35:00 - Czechia World Championship
37:30 - Paul Maurice Comments
38:30 - Rangers / Florida
41:30 - Oilers / Stars
44:45 - Stars Matching McDavid
47:30 - Adam Henrique and Roope Hintz
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Jason and Frank are back with a fresh edition of The DFO Rundown to get you through your Thursday. To start off today’s podcast, the guys looked at all the coaching news that’s gone down over the last couple of days. Jim Hiller is staying put in Los Angeles as the Kings announced that they’ll be removing the interim tag from his title. What does that mean for the future of the Kings? They discussed.
Sheldon Keefe was not a free agent for long. He’s now officially been announced as the new Head Coach of the New Jersey Devils. Is he the right man to lead the Devils back to the playoffs?
From there, they got into the two Conference Finals. They started out in the Eastern Conference where Sergei Bobrovsky pitched a shutout in Game 1 as the Panthers took the series opener. They debated whether or not the Panther's speed and physicality would be too much for the Rangers.
They then went into the Western Conference where the Oilers and Stars are getting set for Game 1 out in Texas. There are a couple of big injury situations for either team that will have impacts on this series, most notably Roope Hintz. They talked about that and some other key battle grounds in that series.
1:45 - Sheldon Keefe Hired by Devils
7:20 - Jim Hiller Hired by the L.A. Kings
14:20 - Future of the Kings
17:10 - Using Two Goalies in Playoffs
19:30 - Panthers vs. Rangers - Game 1 Recap
23:00 - Matt Rempe
25:10 - Florida's Strengths
27:20 - Dallas vs. Edmonton - Game 1 Preview
2:7:30 - Roope Hintz / Adam Henrique Injuries
32:50 - Ice Time Comparisons and Physicality
34:30 - Stankoven and Johnston
37:15 - Series Predictions
39:30 - Oilers Big Guns Putting Up Points
43:15 - Depth Debate
47:30 - Special Teams
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These Stanley Cup Playoffs just keep on getting more and more dramatic.
The guys sat down in Edmonton to record an in-person edition of the podcast after watching the Oilers beat the Canucks 5-1 in Game 6 of their second-round series and has forced a seventh game.
It feels like the Oilers got their swagger back a little bit with their big victory. Will that confidence carry over? Or is Game 7 a total coin flip? Jason and Frank discussed.
They also hit on the Dallas Stars' dramatic double-OT win over the Colorado Avalanche. Dallas has looked like an absolute wagon these entire playoffs and that was true for most of this series against the Avalanche. Will they have an easy time with whoever comes out of the Pacific? Or will injuries hold them back?
Tyler also popped in for a new edition of Fill in the Blank presented by Wendys where he asked the guys some big offseason questions about the teams who lost in the second round.
Coming off those questions, they continued the conversation by talking about the big decisions that the Hurricanes have to make this summer. Do they need to make sweeping changes or can they run it back with a similar group?
They also did their preview of the Eastern Conference Final. After putting away the Bruins in six games, the Panthers will meet the President's Trophy winning New York Rangers with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line. The guys discussed the key battlegrounds in that series.
They wrapped up the show by talking about the Craig Berube hiring in Toronto. Gregor wondered if he could have a Rick Tocchet like impact with this Maple Leafs group. Frank said this new hire needs to be paired with major roster changes.
Frank also had an update on the Matvei Michkov situation. There are rumblings that the Flyers could be getting him two years earlier than expected.
4:40 - Oilers force Game 7
11:45 - The Canucks stars
17:55 - Oilers coaching adjustments
20:30 - Demko’s availability
24:30 - Stars take down Avalanche
34:50 - Fill in the Blank
47:10 - Changes in Carolina?
55:35 - Rangers vs Panthers preview
1:04:40 - Berube to the Maple Leafs
1:15:20 - Will the Flyers get Michkov early?

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